Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo could deteriorate rapidly because of attacks by armed groups, community…
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The Maternal and New Child Health (MNCH2), a UK-DFID funded programme, has claimed that Nigeria loses about 700 Nigerian children daily as a result of different preventable health…
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Residents of Benue would start enjoying improved healthcare services following the passage of into law the Health Management Agency by the state House of Assembly. The law entitled…
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A don, Professor Christopher Obionu on Wednesday said brain-drain had adversely affected the health sector as 50 per cent of Nigerian doctors were currently practicing abroad.…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that a quarter of the world’s population has TB infection or some 1.3 billion people, are at risk of developing TB during their lifetime.…
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According to recent headlines, around two thirds of millennials are going to bed in the buff while only 40% of baby boomers are hitting the hay without PJs. Sleep expert Dr Nerina…
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The Ona of Abaji and Chairman, FCT Traditional Ruling Council, Alhaji Adamu Yunusa, has appealed to the National Assembly to enact law for compulsory HIV test for intending couples…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the Government of Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency following a cholera outbreak in the capital, Harare. As of Friday…
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The Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), an NGO, has called on journalists to give more attention to nutrition issues in the country to address cases of…
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No fewer than 47,077 children out of  50,268 children under five years had been  immunised against polio in Zango Local Government Area of Katsina State in a renewed efforts to…
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No fewer than 60,989 children under five years were immunised against polio in Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Malam Alhassan Danjuma, the council’s Director of…
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Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after the death toll rose to 20 and more than 2,000 people were infected after drinking contaminated water, new…
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Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has called for urgent and strengthened interventions following…
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      You know you shouldn’t chop your veggies on the same cutting board you used to slice raw chicken, and that using a meat thermometer is the only reliable way to tell that your…
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Mr Anddy Omoluabi, Director of Programmes, WaterAid Nigeria, says 61 per cent of Plateau residents are in need of potable water. Omoluabi made the disclosure in Jos, at the…
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